Financial Management

Our financial management programs are designed to equip and educate tribal finance and
administrative professionals. Our programs are in collaboration with universities and taught by top
educators, tribal leaders, and industry professionals.

Leadership & Investing

NAFOA's executive-level education program aims to inspire and support Native finance
professionals and leaders, as well as equip them with the tools to lead high-performing, innovative
communities or organizations. (Coming Soon)

Publications

One of NAFOA's core objectives is to provide relevant and contemporary resources to all
those seeking to learn more about financial regulations and economic growth in Indian Country.

As COVID-19
continues to impact the health and economic position of those
around the world, the amount of both information and questions are on the rise. NAFOA is here to provide resources
for those in Indian Country who want to stay abreast of the latest developments. This page will provide timely
updates on the status of legislative efforts to provide relief to Indian Country, which includes the progress of
the Tribal COVID-19 working group comprised of all the national and regional native organizations across the
country, as well as pertinent notices from various federal agencies, and links to the resource pages of our other
partner organizations.

LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND RESPONSE

The legislative relief effort will be the result of several phases of legislation. On March 27, 2020, the third
phase of legislation passed, and there are discussions of a possible fourth phase coming soon. We are working with
Native national and regional organizations to push for health, nutrition, economic, and governance relief
throughout
this entire process. There are several more priority items that we are working to include in later phases of this
ongoing relief effort.

Tribal Inclusion: This legislation provides at least $40 million dollars
for "tribes, tribal organizations, urban
Indian health organizations, or health service providers to tribes, to carry out surveillance, epidemiology,
laboratory capacity, infection control, mitigation, communications, and other preparedness and response
activities."

Tribal Response: the National Indian Health Board (NIHB)
submitted
a letter to the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services advising how the $40 million tribal set-aside could best be distributed to get needed resources to Indian
Country quickly and efficiently.

PHASE 2

Tribal Inclusion: The legislation guarantees free coronavirus testing,
establishes paid leave, enhances
Unemployment Insurance, expands food security initiatives, and increases federal Medicaid funding. The act
specifically allocates $64 million to the Indian Health Service to cover the costs of COVID-19 diagnostic testing
for Indians receiving care through the Indian Health Service or through an Urban Indian Health Organization. The
Act ensures coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving contract health services.
Additionally, the Act provides nutrition services for older Native Americans.

Webinars

On March 26th, 2020, NAFOA, NCAI, NIHB, NCUIH,
NAIHC, NIEA, NIGA, and NACA convened a Tribal Leader Town Hall on Indian Country's inclusion in Phase 3 legislation aimed
at providing Coronavirus relief. The health, economic, and governance provisions in the latest relief package are
discussed as well as the tribal organizations' legislative strategy going forward.